Australian Research Network in the Philosophy and History of Molecular, Ecological and Evolutionary Biosciences

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Project Description

Australian Academy of Science

The Australian Research Network in the Philosophy and History of Molecular, Ecological and Evolutionary Biosciences is an initiative of the National Committee on History and Philosophy of Science of the Australian Academy of Science.

Australia has a grand tradition in the History and Philosophy of Science, dating back to the establishment of the first department in this discipline at the University of Melbourne in 1946. In recent years the country has become particularly prominent in the philosophy and history of the biosciences, with Australian researchers well-represented at most international meetings in the field. This network brings together the main centres of research and postgraduate training in to facilitate collaboration between researchers and to allow postgraduate students access to the widest range of professional opportunities.

Network Members

Dr Rachel Ankeny
School of History and Politics,
University of Adelaide

Dr Nicolas Rasmussen
School of HPS
University of New South Wales
 
RSSS
Australian National University
and Philosophy,
Victoria University of Wellington
 
CRES
Australian National University
 
HPRC
University of Queensland

 Dr. Michael Selgelid
Centre for Values, Ethics & the Law in Medicine
Uinversity of Sydney

Dr Pamela Lyon
Philosophy
University of Adelaide

Postgraduate Associates

Adam LaCaze
Philosophy
University of Sydney

Chris Degeling
Unit for HPS,
University of Sydney

Alan Poole
Philosophy Department
Victoria University of Wellington

Rachael Brown
RSSS
Australian National University
Department of Philosophy
Harvard University
 
(from July 31 2007) Philosophy
University of Sydney
 
Philosophy
University of Sydney
 
HPRC
University of Queensland
 
HPRC
University of Queensland
 
 
 Dr Katie Steele
Philosophy 
University of Sydney

Dr Brett Calcott
School of Botany and Zoology
Australian National University


Hideki Dennis Poole
Philosophy Programme
Victoria University of Wellington

John Matthewson
RSSS
Australian National University

Scott Fuller
Department of Philosophy,
School of Humanities, Faculty of Arts, ANU.


Activities

Postgraduate Workshop 2007

Details to be announced soon...

Philosophy of Biology Postgraduate Workshop 2006

Held at the ANU's Kioloa campus in Semester Two 2006.

Second Biohumanities Conference: The Philosophy of Ecology, UQ June 28-29 2006

Three postgraduate student Associate members from other Australian universities attended this meeting with support from the Biohumanities Project.

Philosophy of Biology Postgraduate Workshop 2005

Although this workshop was organised independently by the Philosophy Program, RSSS, ANU, the Research Network was involved in facilitating the attendance of students from other institutions.The workshop was hosted by students of the RSSS Philosophy program at the Australian National University's Kioloa Campus from the 4th to the 7th of November, 2005. It was generously supported by Philosophy Board of Studies, ANU.

Click here for more detailed information on the workshop.



The organisers wish to thank Professors Kim Sterelny and Peter Godfrey-Smith for their moral support and encouragement of this workshop, and Professor  Paul Griffiths for his financial aid to the Queensland participants.

Contacts

The Network is coordinated by:

Dr Rachel Ankeny (Adelaide) 

Prof. Kim Sterelny (ANU)

Prof. Paul Griffiths (Currently UQ, Sydney from 31 July 2007)